His Beatitude Sviatoslav met with Ukrainian pilgrims in a Holy Land

Friday, 18 September 2015, 14:51

The Father and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church on September 15, during his staying in Bethlehem met with a group of 160 people from Ukraine who arrived to a Holy Land to pray for peace in Ukraine.

See also:

Appeal of His Beatitude Sviatoslav to the Sons and Daughters of the Ukrainian People in Ukraine and Abroad, and to all People of Good Will
His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulated Sisters of the Incarnate Word Order with on holding Cathedral Chapter
A patriarchate for the UGCC is not only a title. Above all, it’s a way of existing, — His Beatitude Sviatoslav

The meeting was at Church of the Nativity, where participants of the Assembly of Council of European Episcopal Conference had meeting of this year.

The Head of the UGCC blessed all pilgrims and asked them to pray ardently for peace in Ukraine during their pilgrimage. In the place of Christ’s Nativity they sang carols, glorifying the Son of God.

To meet His Beatitude Sviatoslav came also Ukrainians who work and live in Israel constantly. They were asking to pray for a better future of Ukrainians all over the world.

The groups of pilgrims to a Holy Land from Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center were guided by father Lyubomyr Yavorskyj, father Nikanor Loik and father Igor Yatciv.

The UGCC Department of Information